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Riverwood NSW 2210

7,446 addresses · 97 streets

Banks Electorate › Canterbury-Bankstown LGA › Riverwood · 17 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Riverwood is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 12,793 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,210 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 43% of households own their home and 55% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

12,793Population
40Median age
$1,210Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Riverwood statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Riverwood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Riverwood, 450 m south · Metro station: Punchbowl, 2.5 km north · Bus interchange: Bankstown Station, 3.7 km north-west · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 6.1 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs5/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 29.4% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 7.8% · Labour-force participation 46.5%

Population by age in Riverwood
Population by age, Riverwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4642
5-141,329
15-19616
20-24865
25-341,931
35-441,733
45-541,525
55-641,685
65-741,331
75-84820
85+311
Dwelling types in Riverwood
Dwelling types, Riverwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,814
Townhouse625
Apartment2,282
Other45
Households by weekly income in Riverwood
Households by weekly income, Riverwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,316
$650-1,4991,249
$1,500-2,9991,218
$3,000+682
Top ancestries in Riverwood
Top ancestries, Riverwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese4,141
Other2,616
Australian1,387
English1,344
Ancestry NS945
Lebanese701
Housing tenure in Riverwood
Housing tenure, Riverwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned913
Mortgage1,104
Rented2,589
Other69
Cars per household in Riverwood
Cars per household, Riverwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
01,035
12,052
21,131
3300
4+146
Commute to work in Riverwood
Commute to work, Riverwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,685
Train285
Bus41
Tram/ferry0
Walked86
Bicycle7
Home1,432
Top countries of birth in Riverwood
Top countries of birth, Riverwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China2,340
Philippines382
Lebanon360
Vietnam355
Hong Kong344
Indonesia321
Languages used at home in Riverwood
Languages used at home, Riverwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,891
Cantonese1,664
Arabic955
Vietnamese373
Indonesian313
Greek263

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